:Draft:Luca Ionescu Designer

Ionescu was born in Bucharest, Romania. His family emigrated to Australia in 1988, when he was nine years old. He later studied design at the Design Centre Enmore, part of the Sydney Institute of TAFE, graduating in 1999.{{cite web |title=In Conversation with Luca Ionescu |url=https://desktopmag.com.au/features/in-conversation-with-luca-ionescu/ |website=Desktop Magazine |date=5 May 2014 |access-date=16 April 2025}}

After graduating, Ionescu worked as a freelance designer and later joined the Sydney office of The Attik, an international branding agency. From 2002 to 2005, he co-founded and ran a creative studio and gallery space in Sydney, Keep Left Studio, with designer Kevin Vo.

In 2006, he founded Like Minded Studio, which works across visual identity, typography, and motion graphics. The studio has collaborated with brands including Nike, Audi, and Bazmark Inq.{{cite web |title=Studio Profile: Like Minded Studio |url=https://www.creativereview.co.uk/like-minded-studio-profile/ |website=Creative Review |access-date=16 April 2025}}

Ionescu designed the title typography and logo for the 2013 film The Great Gatsby, directed by Baz Luhrmann.{{cite web |title=Graphis Typography 4 |url=https://www.graphis.com/book/typography-4/ |publisher=Graphis |access-date=16 April 2025}} He also contributed design work to the films Elvis (2022) and the television series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022).{{cite web |title=Luca Ionescu – IMDb |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8049711/ |website=IMDb |access-date=16 April 2025}}

In 2003, Ionescu co-founded Refill Magazine with Matty Burton. The magazine featured contributions from a wide range of Australian and international creatives, and led to a number of curatorial projects and exhibitions.

Notable exhibitions and curatorial projects include:

• Futura 2000 exhibition (2002) – Solo show at Space 3 Gallery, Redfern.
• Michael C Place: From Yorkshire With Love (2003) – Exhibition and design talks in Sydney and Melbourne.
• Doze Green and She One live exhibition (2004) – Curated with Royal Elastics at Waverley Bowling Club.
• Tilt & Mist: Bubble Girls (2006) – Hosted at Refill Space, Redfern, with live murals and installations.
• Rostarr exhibition (2006) – Solo exhibition at Medium Rare Gallery, Redfern.
• Jose Parla: Contemporary Palimpsests (2005) – Solo show with guest artist Suitman at Refill Space.
• Niels "Shoe" Meulman & Adele Renault: Upside Down Tour (2013) – Held at Kind of Gallery and Mays Lane, Sydney.
• NECKFACE exhibition (2005) – Part of the RPRSNT Conference, hosted at Monster Children Gallery.
• Mr Cartoon and Estevan Oriol exhibition (2005) – Held at China Heights Gallery during the RPRSNT Conference.
• Tony DiSpigna design talk and exhibition (2010–2011) – Hosted at the College of Fine Arts (COFA), Sydney.
• Yonehara Yasumasa (YONE) exhibition (2011) – Presented in collaboration with Halfsleeve and Backwoods Gallery at Lo-Fi Gallery, Sydney.
• Tiger Translate exhibitions (2006–2008) – Global art/music series featuring Faile, Rostarr, Phunk Studio, and others, in cities including Singapore and Dublin.
• Refill 7: Lasered Skateboard Art Exhibition (2007) – A group exhibition at MTV Gallery, Sydney.

In 2005, Ionescu co-organised the RPRSNT Creative Conference at Luna Park, Sydney, featuring over 25 international artists, including:

• Lee Quiñones, Pablo Ferro, Marc Atlan, Mister Cartoon, Estevan Oriol, Andy Howell, Neckface, Lizzie Finn, Angela Boatwright, Rob Abeyta Jr, Umeric, Askew One / Disruptiv, SBTG, and others.

Ionescu’s work has been recognised by international organisations such as the Type Directors Club, D&AD, Cannes Lions, and Graphis.{{cite web |title=TDC Awards Winners |url=https://www.tdc.org |website=Type Directors Club |access-date=16 April 2025}}

He has spoken at design and industry events including CreativeMornings Sydney (2015), Semi-Permanent (2012), NodeFest (2018), and Promax BDA Asia.

• Historic Shell House (solo exhibition), aMBUSH Gallery, Sydney
• Refill touring exhibition series (2003–2006)
• Refill 7 (2007), MTV Gallery, Sydney
• RISE (2020), Carriageworks, Sydney
• Jose Parla: Contemporary Palimpsests (2005), Refill Space
• Tilt & Mist: Bubble Girls (2006), Refill Space
• Michael C Place (2003), Sydney and Melbourne
• Rostarr (2006), Medium Rare Gallery
• Doze Green & She One (2004), Waverley Bowling Club
• Tony DiSpigna (2010), COFA, Sydney
• Yonehara Yasumasa (2011), Lo-Fi Gallery
• NECKFACE (2005), Monster Children Gallery
• Mr Cartoon & Estevan Oriol (2005), China Heights
• Niels "Shoe" Meulman & Adele Renault (2013), Kind of Gallery, Sydney
• Tiger Translate Exhibitions (2006–2008), International
• Oyster Magazine: *Silence* (2013), Multidisciplinary exhibition
• Tooheys 696: TED Artist Series (2008), MTV Gallery

Ionescu is based in Sydney, Australia.

• [https://likemindedstudio.com Official website]
• [https://www.behance.net/lucalms Behance portfolio]
• [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8049711/ IMDb profile]

:Category:Australian graphic designers

:Category:1979 births

:Category:Living people

:Category:People from Sydney

:Category:Australian art curators

:Category:Magazine founders

:Category:Romanian emigrants to Australia

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